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Chiba Gov. Morita gets to work

CHIBA, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita (R) shakes hands with outgoing Gov. Akiko Domoto at the Chiba prefectural office April 6 on the new governor's first day at work.

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Narita airport holds ceremony over extending shorter runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto (L) pose for a photo during a ceremony held at Narita International Airport on Sept. 15 to mark the start of work to extend the shorter of its two runways to 2,500 meters. Work on the 2,180-meter runway has been on hold since the 2002 opening due in part to landowners refusing to give up land needed for the extension.

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Chiba Gov. Domoto wins 2nd term in closely fought election

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto won a second four-year term in a closely fought gubernatorial election March 13 by beating two challengers.

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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23.

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Chiba governor scraps tideland reclamation plan

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto announces the cancellation of a project to reclaim the 101-hectare Sambanze tideland in Tokyo Bay, at a press conference at the Chiba prefectural government office on Sept. 26. The Sambanze tideland, which becomes a beach at low tide, is home to more than 600 species of flora and fauna, including 170 types of migratory waterfowl and 100 types of fish.

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Domoto wants new Narita runway, express railway built soon

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 6. She said that she wants a new runway at Narita airport built soon along with a railway that would have 40-minute express services between Tokyo and Narita, located east of the capital in Chiba Prefecture.

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Gov. Domoto to send reclamation plan back to drawing board

CHIBA, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto gives her first policy speech to the Chiba prefectural assembly April 20. Domoto repeated her pledge to send a project to reclaim 101 hectares of tideland in Tokyo Bay back to the drawing board.

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Chiba governor asks Mori to help improve Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto enters the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on April 9 for a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Domoto asked Mori for the central government's assistance in improving Narita airport through the completion of a second runway and other measures.

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Domoto takes up duty as Chiba governor

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Governor Akiko Domoto beams with joy as she is presented with flowers upon arrival at the prefectural government office April 5 to take up her duty. Domoto, a 68-year-old former upper house lawmaker, ran as an independent candidate in the March 25 election.

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Domoto wins in Chiba gubernatorial race

CHIBA, Japan - Former House of Councillors member Akiko Domoto beams with joy March 25 after beating four rivals to be elected governor of Chiba Prefecture without the backing of any political party. Domoto, 68, becomes the third female governor in Japan.

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New Party Sakigake announces its virtual dissolution

Masayoshi Takemura (C), leader of the New Party Sakigake, announces in Tokyo on Sept. 2 that the party will virtually dissolve after the current extraordinary Diet session ends Oct. 7. Three of the party's five Diet members will leave the party. The party will continue to legally exist and simply be called ''Sakigake.'' He made the announcement with Hiroyuki Sonoda (R), the party's secretary general, and Akiko Domoto, general council chairwoman.

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Chiba Gov. Domoto wins 2nd term in closely fought election

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto won a second four-year term in a closely fought gubernatorial election March 13 by beating two challengers. (Kyodo)

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Narita airport holds ceremony over extending shorter runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto (L) pose for a photo during a ceremony held at Narita International Airport on Sept. 15 to mark the start of work to extend the shorter of its two runways to 2,500 meters. Work on the 2,180-meter runway has been on hold since the 2002 opening due in part to landowners refusing to give up land needed for the extension. (Kyodo)

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Chiba Gov. Morita gets to work

CHIBA, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita (R) shakes hands with outgoing Gov. Akiko Domoto at the Chiba prefectural office April 6 on the new governor's first day at work. (Kyodo)

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Female governors attend forum on food

SAPPORO, Japan - Four Japanese female prefectural governors -- (from L to R) Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota, Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto -- join hands during a forum on food in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 23. (Kyodo)

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NHK panel points to excessive staging in documentary

Hikaru Domoto, executive vice president of Japan Broadcasting Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 28, 2015. Domoto, heading an in-house investigation panel, said a television documentary aired by the public broadcaster in 2014 included some "excessive staging," although no fabrication was found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NHK panel points to excessive staging in documentary

Hikaru Domoto, executive vice president of Japan Broadcasting Corp., bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 28, 2015. Domoto, heading an in-house investigation panel, said a television documentary aired by the public broadcaster in 2014 included some "excessive staging," although no fabrication was found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6 injured as stage set falls flat during musical performance

An Imperial Theater official uses a loudspeaker to tell people of the cancellation of the night performance of the musical "Endless SHOCK" starring singer Koichi Domoto in front of the theater in Tokyo on March 19, 2015, after a stage set fell flat on the floor during the daytime performance, injuring six men. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chiba governor scraps tideland reclamation plan

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto announces the cancellation of a project to reclaim the 101-hectare Sambanze tideland in Tokyo Bay, at a press conference at the Chiba prefectural government office on Sept. 26. The Sambanze tideland, which becomes a beach at low tide, is home to more than 600 species of flora and fauna, including 170 types of migratory waterfowl and 100 types of fish.

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Domoto wants new Narita runway, express railway built soon

TOKYO, Japan - Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 6. She said that she wants a new runway at Narita airport built soon along with a railway that would have 40-minute express services between Tokyo and Narita, located east of the capital in Chiba Prefecture.

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Gov. Domoto to send reclamation plan back to drawing board

CHIBA, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto gives her first policy speech to the Chiba prefectural assembly April 20. Domoto repeated her pledge to send a project to reclaim 101 hectares of tideland in Tokyo Bay back to the drawing board.

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Chiba governor asks Mori to help improve Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - New Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto enters the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on April 9 for a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Domoto asked Mori for the central government's assistance in improving Narita airport through the completion of a second runway and other measures.

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Domoto takes up duty as Chiba governor

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Governor Akiko Domoto beams with joy as she is presented with flowers upon arrival at the prefectural government office April 5 to take up her duty. Domoto, a 68-year-old former upper house lawmaker, ran as an independent candidate in the March 25 election.

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Domoto wins in Chiba gubernatorial race

CHIBA, Japan - Former House of Councillors member Akiko Domoto beams with joy March 25 after beating four rivals to be elected governor of Chiba Prefecture without the backing of any political party. Domoto, 68, becomes the third female governor in Japan.